Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120902:15:16:00
Doctors. 5,721 is the number of primary shortage areas. 15,230, the shortage of primary care doctors in the united states right now, 54.4 million are the number of people who will be affected. 62,9 0 is the deficit of doctors we may see before 2030. and 130,000 is the shortage we may see before 2025. why are the numbers this way? because there are traditional economic and legislative factors working against getting more doctors into the system. ten years, the minimum time it takes to train a doctor 125 are the number of residency programs have been capped. and 50,000 is the annual average cost...